Things to do in the Myrtle Beach area on May 21

Gabbie Rae Trial, a former Grand Strand resident who has moved to Los Angeles for the next step in her music career, will return for the “Gabbie Rae Sweet 16 Birthday Bash,” performing with Patrick Kennison, and special guests Chris Vital, Charlie Snuggs, and the Rev. Spider Webb and the Boogie Blues Revue. Details at 280-0103 (Jay’s), www.gabbieraerocks.com and www.heavenbelow.com (for Kennison).

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Act on your appetite for “Dining for a Cause,” this month benefiting Miss Ruby’s Kids (237-3835 or www.missrubyskids.net) an early literacy program helping families across Georgetown County. Lunch and dinner reservations at 235-9193.

Laugh at “50 Shades of Hunger Games,” a long-form improv tribute to “50 Shades of Grey” and “The Hunger Games, with audience suggestions put in play to create a show. Details at 272-4242 or www.carolinaimprov.com.

Details | 7:30 p.m. in Uptown Theater, at Myrtle Beach mall, at U.S. 17 and S.C. 22, for $12.75 advance online, or $14 at door.